Cabinet construction



IN VENT OR Herbert 31221711,

H. SMITH CABINET CONSTRUCTION Filed April 29, 1932 Aug. 15, 1933.

T 1 TI Patented Aug. 15, 1933 CABINET CONSTRUCTION Herbert Smith,Clinton,

Edward C. Bowers and Charles Receivers for Wickwire Spencer Mass,assignor to L. Feldman,

Steel Company, New York, N. Y., a Corporation of Delaware ApplicationApril 29, 1932. Serial No. 608,155

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved metal cabinet of simple andinexpensive construction suitable for a variety of uses. By way ofillustration, there has been shown in the drawing such a cabinet for usein housing a container for oil for an oil burning stove. In such acabinet it is understood that cost is an important consideration butthere also enters in the equally important consideration of providing adoor for access to the interior which door preferably is to beeffectively retained against surreptitious opening as by children. It isthese requirements which have been difficult to reconcile heretofore inthat considerable hardware is ordinarily required in connection with adoor and suitable retaining elements therefor. In accordance with thepresent invention the cabinet itself may be formed of sheet metal bysimple blanking and forming operations, strength being added wherenecessary by known practices. The front of the improved cabinet has anopening therein to receive a plain panel constituting a closure and thetop of the cabinet is fitted with a removable top having dependingflanges adapted to engage the panel and retain it in place. In such aconstruction the panel itself need have no special hardware or fittingsof the type ordinarily used on a door but on the contrary has onlyretaining clips of the simplest form secured adjacent its top and bottomedges and a knob to facilitate convenient handling. Since the panel canbe removed only by first removing thetop it will be understood that theclosure is quite effective as to children.

The construction will be described in greater detail in connection withthe embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a cabinet embodying theimprovements, a part of the flange of the top being broken away in theinterest of clearness.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical section through the cabinet shown inFigure 1 and taken on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a View in plan of the cabinet shown in Figure 1, parts beingbroken away in the interest of clearness.

The invention is not limited to the details of construction of the bodyof the cabinet as such since the particular novel improvements may beincorporated invcabinets of various forms. Accordingly, it is sufficientto point out that the cabinet a, as illustrated, is formed of sheetmetal having an open top and with an opening in the front.

The bottom a of the cabinet is preferably formed the side flanges a, toconstitute stops for the panel as will presently appear.

The improved closure is formed as a plain panel b, the lower edge ofwhich may be formed as a channel having a rearwardly extending web I)and a vertically extending flange b The rearwardly extending web b mayrest on the sill a when the panel is in place. On the rear face of thepanel adjacent the flange b is secured a clip 0 which maybe of 2 formextending over and down along the face of the flange b Two such clipsmay be carried by the panel. These clips engage the rear edge of thesill a so as to prevent forward movement of the panel onthe sill whilethe angle pieces a on the cabinet engage the rear edge of the panel andprevent rearward movement thereof. The channel on the panel will be ofsuch depth and the relation of the clips 0 and the angle pieces a to thepanel will be such, that the front face of the panel will be held flushwith the forward flanges a of the cabinet. At the upper edge of thepanel are secured two straight clips d. These clips rest against thefront face of the cross plate a at the upper edge of theopening in thecabinet. The top of the cabinet is indicated at e. Its upper face isflat and is formed with a downwardly extending peripheral flange ofsuflicient depth to insure proper nesting of the top with the cabinetWalls. This flange 6' across the front edge of the top may extenddownwardly for an appreciable distance and be reversely bent to form achannel, the rear flange e of which will bear against the clips d andthereby clamp them in place against the cross plate a The web c of thechannel is aligned with the lower edge of the cross plate a and may reston the top edge of the panel b when the latter is in place.

The panel is provided with suitable hand fittings for its convenientoperation, a knob f being shown for this purpose.

From the description given it will be evident that the top e must belifted from the cabinet when the panel I) is to be inserted or removed.When the panel b is inserted the lower clips 0 are able for oilcontainers for an oil stove it will lend.

itself to a variety of uses. What I claim is:

A cabinet having an opening in its front Wall, a

sill across the bottom of the opening, a cross member at the top of theopening, vertically disposed flanges at opposite sides of the opening,stops behind said flanges and extending into the opening, a closure forthe opening formed as a plain panel adapted to rest against said stopswhen in position, clips at the lower edge of the panel engaging thesill, clips at the upper edge of the panel engaging the cross plate, anda removable cover for the cabinet having a depending flange toengage'said last named clips and retain the panel in place.

- HERBERT SMITH.

